Turkey Head
Turkey Head rises to 1,729 m in New Mexico. Cuernudo Hills stands 1,935 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Deer Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. La Frontera del Llano Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 28 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
The story
mountain in New Mexico, United States of America
Wikidata Q49085295, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1729 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the La Frontera del Llano Byway
- 46.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 27.0 mi off the Mesalands Scenic Byway
28 named places within 25 miles
- Deer Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Gato Point: 1.8 mi
- Flatiron: 3.1 mi
- Apache Point: 3.2 mi
- Kicking Foot Mesa: 3.7 mi
- Canadian River Canyon Historical Marker: 16.7 mi
- Chicosa Lake State Park: 19.2 mi
- New Goodnight Trail Historical Marker: 19.2 mi
- Mills Canyon Historical Marker: 21.4 mi
- Red Rim: 6.0 mi
- Mills: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turkey Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuernudo Hills | NW 311° | 1,935 m | 20.6 mi |
| Deer Mountain | E 93° | 1,789 m | 1.7 mi |
| Apache Point | NE 48° | 1,776 m | 3.2 mi |
| Los Cerritos | SW 228° | 1,724 m | 17.8 mi |
| El Sierro | WNW 283° | 1,706 m | 13.7 mi |
| Kicking Foot Mesa | NNE 28° | 1,685 m | 3.7 mi |
| Mesa Cortada | ENE 75° | 1,682 m | 5.6 mi |
| Cerro del Miguel Antonio | WSW 242° | 1,670 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:35 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:39 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:08 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Denver).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 34 | 37 | 44 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ROY, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357581327
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